I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum
36 me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as
37 as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was
38 to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself
39 for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of
40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to
41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my
42 should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I
43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was
44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t
45 much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just
46 time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my
47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some
48 and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become
49 and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite
50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I
51 it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second
52 next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her
53 made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes,
54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was
55 for me.
| 小题1: | | A．got | | B．woke | | C．turned | | D．brought |
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| 小题2: | | A．loud | | B．weak | | C．noisy | | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．unable | | B．unhappy | | C．unwilling | | D．unavailable |
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| 小题4: | | A．mention | | B．forget | | C．leave | | D．put |
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| 小题5: | | A．house | | B．kitchen | | C．garage | | D．bed |
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| 小题6: | | A．set down | | B．take down | | C．calm down | | D．put down |
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| 小题7: | | A．mum | | B．dad | | C．instructor | | D．teacher |
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| 小题8: | | A．succeeded | | B．failed | | C．managed | | D．attempted |
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| 小题9: | | A．missing | | B．lost | | C．disappeared | | D．gone |
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| 小题10: | | A．work | | B．improve | | C．change | | D．get |
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| 小题11: | | A．enough | | B．little | | C．more | | D．less |
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| 小题12: | | A．ability | | B．performance | | C．time | | D．turn |
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| 小题13: | | A．belief | | B．advantage | | C．anxiety | | D．comfort |
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| 小题14: | | A．calm | | B．anxious | | C．excited | | D．cautious |
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| 小题15: | | A．badly | | B．well | | C．unsuccessfully | | D．hardly |
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| 小题16: | | A．passed | | B．went | | C．failed | | D．tried |
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| 小题17: | | A．practice | | B．paperwork | | C．test | | D．parking |
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| 小题18: | | A．words | | B．smile | | C．look | | D．anger |
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| 小题19: | | A．however | | B．therefore | | C．although | | D．but |
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| 小题20: | | A．sad | | B．happy | | C．nervous | | D．sorry |
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